The attacks of September 11, 2001, changed lives around the world. We all felt the impact of the attacks on that morning and in the days, months, and years after. We saw acts of hate and acts of seva. We saw the Sikh American community come together in defense of other communities and policies that discriminated against us.

In effort to preserve the stories of the Sikh American community and record the impact and legacy of 9/11, SALDEF and the Sikh American History Project have joined together in a community collaborative project to collect and feature the stories of our community and create an archive for Sikh American researchers.

How to Record Your Story

• Find an elevated place to position the camera or a tripod

• Look at the camera lens while you’re recording

• Hold your camera in landscape (horizontal) orientation, not portrait

• Place the camera slightly above eye level

• Try to record in a location with as much natural light as possible.

  • Feel free to use a desk light or any other lamp to add supplemental light

  • When you’re recording, always face the light source as much as possible, so it casts your whole face in light

• Film in a quiet room with no background noise or wind

For iPhones:

Please change the video format and frame rate prior to filming by:

• Go to Settings.

• Tap Camera, then tap Record Video

• Click Frame rate to be 1080 x 60

How to Share Your Story

Once you have completed your video recording, please upload it via this form.